On Personal Data and PII
Interesting article on the lack of control of personal information on the internet, and what folks consider PII is.
PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is
information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context
and sorta a big deal if you care about privacy.
This article is a case study on a Dun and Bradstreet service called NetProspex.
There is one callout there that is actually somewhat amusing
There are 3 records for individuals with a first name of "Donald", a last name of "Trump" and a job title of "President". They occupy genuine roles within legitimate businesses and just happen to share these three data points with the 45th bloke at the top. Their industries are "Airlines, Airports & Air Services", "Insurance" and... "Hair Salons".
Source: https://www.troyhunt.com/weve-lost-control-of-our-personal-data-including-33m-netprospex-records/